LKBIB(1)                                               LKBIB(1)



NAME
       lkbib - search bibliographic databases

SYNOPSIS
       lkbib  [ -v ] [ -ifields ] [ -pfilename ] [ -tn ] key...

       It is possible to have whitespace between a command line
       option and its parameter.

DESCRIPTION
       lkbib  searches  bibliographic  databases for references
       that contain the keys key... and prints  any  references
       found  on  the  standard  output.  lkbib will search any
       databases given by -p options, and then a default  data-
       base.   The  default  database  is  taken from the REFER
       environment variable if  it  is  set,  otherwise  it  is
       /usr/dict/papers/Ind.   For each database filename to be
       searched, if an index filename.i created  by  indxbib(1)
       exists, then it will be searched instead; each index can
       cover multiple databases.

OPTIONS
       -v     Print the version number.

       -pfilename
              Search filename.   Multiple  -p  options  can  be
              used.

       -istring
              When  searching  files for which no index exists,
              ignore the contents of fields whose names are  in
              string.

       -tn    Only require the first n characters of keys to be
              given.  Initially n is 6.

ENVIRONMENT
       REFER  Default database.

FILES
       /usr/dict/papers/Ind  Default database to be used if the
                             REFER  environment variable is not
                             set.

       filename.i            Index files.

SEE ALSO
       refer(1), lookbib(1), indxbib(1)



Groff Version 1.20       5 January 2009                LKBIB(1)
